Josh Rivera bulked up and introduced Aaron Hernandez to life for American Sports activities Story.
Rivera, 29, performs the late NFL participant in Ryan Murphy’s forthcoming miniseries, which is about to premiere by way of FX on September 17. Practically a month earlier than the present’s first episode is scheduled to air, followers bought a primary take a look at what to anticipate — and issues are going to be intense.
“You don’t know the type of ideas I’ve. It’s like a demon,” Rivera as Hernandez mentioned within the American Sports activities Story trailer launched on Wednesday, August 14. “What if God made me this manner?”
The present is about to comply with Hernandez’s soccer profession as a good finish with the College of Florida Gators to his stint within the NFL with the New England Patriots from 2010 to 2013. His private life, jail stint and eventual dying shall be lined within the collection as nicely.
Rivera hit the fitness center earlier than capturing on the soccer subject for the present and was utterly tatted (with presumably faux ink) making his transition into Hernandez full.
Josh Rivera as Aaron Hernandez in ‘American Sports activities Story’ FX
Together with Rivera, American Sports activities Story will star Patrick Schwarzenegger (Tim Tebow), Lindsay Mendez (Tanya Singleton), Tony Yazbeck (City Meyer), Thomas Sadoski (Brian Murphy) and Norbert Leo Butz (Invoice Belichick), amongst others.
“No one’s questioning your athletic capacity Aaron, they’re questioning your character,” Sadoski as Murphy mentioned within the trailer.
The restricted collection, which was introduced late final yr, was based mostly on the 2018 Boston Globe and Wondery podcast titled “Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Soccer Inc.”
Rachel Zegler and Josh Andrés Rivera first linked on the set of Steven Spielberg’s West Facet Story, the place they shortly sparked a real-life romance. The pair confirmed their relationship in February 2021, practically one yr earlier than West Facet Story was launched in theaters. “I like Josh Andres Rivera,” the Snow White star captioned a collection […]
Hernandez was arrested for the homicide of Odin Lloyd in June 2013, amid his NFL profession, and was convicted two years later. In April 2015, he was discovered responsible of first-degree homicide. Subsequently, Hernandez was charged for the 2012 double murder of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado however was acquitted in April 2017. Days after his acquittal, Hernandez was discovered useless in his jail cell by his bedsheets. He was 27 on the time of his dying, which has since been dominated a suicide.
Aaron Hernandez is escorted into the courtroom of the Attleboro District Court docket Jared Wickerham/Getty Photographs
Rivera’s casting as Hernandez was introduced in November 2023.
“It’s a narrative with numerous components, as I’m positive all people with familiarity in the direction of it is aware of. There’s the psychological well being issue, the crime issue, the cash, the celebrity, all of this stuff,” the West Facet Story alum advised Deadline following the casting information. “As an actor, it’s type of prefer it’s a dream to have one thing so, so juicy to dive into it.”
